Scientific Paper on Gene Transfer System Fabrication Using Polystyrene Plasma Treatment by Waseda University Team

May 15, 2015 Samco 2015 Customer, Microfluidics, Plasma Treatment, Polystyrene, Samco Customer Publication, Surface Treatment

Area-Specific Cell Stimulation via Surface-Mediated Gene Transfer Using Apatite-Based Composite Layers

Yushin Yazaki 1,2, Ayako Oyane 2, Yu Sogo3, Atsuo Ito3, Atsushi Yamazaki1 and Hideo Tsurushima 2,4
1 Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
2 Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
3 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
4 Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16(4), 8294-8309

Samco bench-top RIE etcher was used for plasma treatment of polystyrene substrates before coating with amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP).